Multiperspectival Normative Assessment: The Case of Mediated Reactions to Terrorism

IF 4.7 1区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Communication Theory Pub Date : 2021-08-05 DOI:10.1093/ct/qtab007

Hartmut Wessler, Scott L. Althaus, Chung-hong Chan, Marc Jungblut, Kasper Welbers, Wouter van Atteveldt

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Abstract

This article provides a model for how communication phenomena can be normatively assessed using multiple normative perspectives simultaneously. We exemplify the procedure of multiperspectival normative assessment (MNA) using mediated reactions to terrorism as our case in point. We first identify the normative challenges related to the speed and substance of terrorism communication and the ways in which relations of solidarity are communicatively constructed in reacting to terrorism. We link these challenges to four distinct normative theories that prioritize competing values for public discourse (freedom, community values, empowerment of the marginalized or constructive debate). The resulting set of competing normative expectations, which help assess the performance of terrorism communication, are eventually translated into recommendations for professional and non-professional communicators. In conclusion, we show how MNA can help ground empirical scholarship in firmer theoretical foundations while simultaneously demonstrating the usefulness of normative theory in analyzing a wide range of issues.

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本文为如何同时使用多个规范视角对传播现象进行规范评估提供了一个模型。我们以对恐怖主义的中介反应为例，举例说明了多视角规范评估程序。我们首先确定了与恐怖主义沟通的速度和实质有关的规范性挑战，以及在应对恐怖主义时沟通构建团结关系的方式。我们将这些挑战与四种不同的规范理论联系起来，这些理论优先考虑公共话语中相互竞争的价值观（自由、社区价值观、赋予边缘化者权力或建设性辩论）。由此产生的一系列相互竞争的规范性期望有助于评估恐怖主义传播的表现，最终转化为对专业和非专业传播者的建议。总之，我们展示了MNA如何帮助实证学术建立在更坚实的理论基础上，同时证明规范理论在分析广泛问题方面的有用性。

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Communication Theory COMMUNICATION-

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